Selector for automatic phonographs



Feb. 25 1947. R, WINKLER 2,416,463

SELE CTOR FOR AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPHS I Original Filed Oct. 23, 1941 5 Sheets-Sheet l IN VEN TOR.

' Mwfz'onRlVfizkler I a n 7 ATTORNEY Feb. 25, 1947. M. R. WINKLER 2,416,453

SELECTOR FOR AUTOMATIOPHONOGRAPHS Original Filed Oct. 23, 1941 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 ri t? INVENTOR- AQ'TORNEY Mafzbn R. mnklef Feb. 25, 1947.

M. R. NINKLER SELECTOR FOR AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPHS 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 I INVENTQR. z

MLUZOIZ R. Wmkler BY fZ/QW ATTORNEY Original Filed Oct. 23, 1941 Feb.25, 1947. M. R.VWINKLER -2,416,463-

SELECTOR FOR AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPHS Original Fiied Opt. 23, 1941 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 IN V EN TOR.

MarionR. Winkler ATTORNEY Feb. 25, 1947. M wlNKLER 7 2,416,463

SELECTOR FOR AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPHS Original Filed Oct. 25, 1941 5 Sheets- Sheet 5 INVENTOR.

' Man on RWzzkler 7am ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 25, 1947 SELECTOR FOR AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPHS Marion E. Winkler, Hicksville, N."Y.,' assignor to J.'P. Seeburg-Corporation,-I(3hicago,lllf, a corporation of'Illinois Original application October 23, 1941, SerialvNo. 416,140. "Divided and this application May 29, 1944, Serial No. 537,795

5 claims. (01.,194-45) 1 2 This application is a divisional from my 'Fig."9 isa 'view-similar to Fig. 7 showingsthe pending application 'Ser, No. 416,140, filed Octorelation of elementsafter thefirst dialing; ber 23, 1941, issued April- 9, 1946, asPatent'No. 'FigJlOisaview-similar to Fig. 8, showing the 2,398,067. relation of the elements during the second-dial- This invention relates to selectors for autoving; maticiphonographs and has forits principal obignll ista sectional elevation of thewalhbox ject the provision of an improved phono raph taken on the line H-ILjOf Fig. "Zshowmg the selector, governor: and the ratchet mechanismwhich per- One" of the objects of" the invention is to promits-actuation-of the dial in: one directionwithvide an improved-selector which "can be located l. 011i? l p atl n 0f thegovernor; in remote relation to thephonograph controlled 1s x.a sectionaldetmltaken on the l ne thereby. l2' l 2 of Fig; 2 showing .the impulsmgswitch;

A-further object of the invention is to provide 3 13 1S Wlrmg dlagramiof'lher cvnpectwns a dial operated coin control selector in which'the I I "wlthmifthe W311 'bOXOI" remote control unit;

a dial selector inwhich the impulser is freed from -vide-an-'improved*dial selector in which the opin conjunction 'with'the accompanying drawings 15 Fig; :14: is a detail-view, showing them-anner in which the wedge-shaped ;lug "554 is normally ,engaged betweenthejurcationsSZ and 53. I

ITIhe 1 remote control unit as a whole is best zseenein -li?ig. ;1 v being designated by-the reference 10 :numeral 24. m'I-hree 1ines,V2l,'.22 :and23 connect sthi remQteoontroI unit-Ito thephonograph to-be controlled. Th line-23 suppliesAi Crcurrentof suitable' voltage. The; line2 l isthe impulser line and the line 22 is the common line. :Thebase 25 rof-the cabinet carries acoinislot 25, avslug: reject .button 26tanda slug .reject cup vZ'l. The coin h 7 I I inserted in the-lslot-25eenters a slug rejecterp.28, other advantages and capablhties of ,The-slugirejecter retains a slug or spurious coin,

the invention will appear from the following del l h e i r 1 t v o SCIIDtIOII'Of'a preferred embodimentthereoftaken H 1 g g i fi g iii fgfg gi g sg gi 0 5 3 1 32;

cup: 21. Theaccepted coin passes throughthe insertion of'a coin conditions theselectorfor a plurality 'of dial operations corresponding to -asingle selection.

A further object of the invention is to provide the dial by a-return movement of the dial.

A furtherobject of the invention is to proerator is unable to interrupt the-operation of the impulser and is unable to vary the rate of operation of the impulser-by manipulations of the in which:

Fig.- 1 is an elevationalview partly broken away, z ifi figi ggzgg ggz :gggfif to a slut/- showing the remote control cabinet or wall box b' i descending h g tit chute 1 hits of h sage/cor; "'35 alight lever which effects the, momentaryclos- Fig. 2 1s a sect onal V16W therethrough taken m f a wjtch 3 on' of the switchpis fl if 9 i mechanism .nected to the A. ,ciwireza, the other side bein F1 csjver 0 cajme i connectedptoarelay,3zvmountedwithin the cabig. 15. 3. perspectiveview showingthe mechnet Thevother Side f the relay i connected to anism which controls the release of the impulser g the common zz i fl0II lt1 le d18;1; i Thearmatuiie 33 of thesolenoid of the relay FlgVQDIS 'Q/ SBCUOHAI view taken on thelme4-4 g z i rranged so that it cooperates withacredit v o fF 1g. 2, ratchetwheel ad. ,It willbe understood thatneach' Fig 5r1s-ras1m1la-r v ewV show1ng-theelements "time the relay 32 is energized, the armature, -1n;a oiiierent posit-ion of adJustment; '45 moves the ratchet wheel 34 one tooth in .the

Fig. 6 isa still simllar view showing the mancounterclockwise direction. nert in which the driving element connectedwith Th rat h t, wheel 34 is normally engaged by an "the dialisiseparate'difrom theelement actuated esca ement dog 35 as shown in Fig. '7. 'It will j y'l i condmonsj readily beunderstood that each'time" the ratchet sectmnal detall'vlew taken on the wheelg3 l'is moved in the counterclockwise direc- ,-line 7--jl of :Fig'. 2,showing the credit ratchet tiomits teeth move the escapement memberj35 7 wheel sandsthe. elements coa t g IthereWlth outwardly sothat it entersthe next recess in the enYnMmaTwndmwn'before'dlallng; clockwise-direction with respect to the recess in Fig. x8 is a similar view showing the relation which it is shown engaging.

eofz'the elements'duringcthe first dialing; 7 -A ines mounted on theratchet wheelik is tions 56 and 36 is in engagement with the switch 31 holding this switch open. When, however, one or more coins are inserted in the coin slot 25, the ratchet wheel 34 is displaced bya corresponding number of teethfrom its initial position in which the switch 3 1 is open. It will be understood that it is not until the ratchet wheel 34 is moved back stepi by step to its initialp'osition, that the switch 31 opens again.

One side of the switch 31 is connected to the common wire 22. The other-side of the switch is closed a certain number of times, then the line 22 is connected the same number of times to the line 2| and the same number of impulses right-hand end, as viewed in Fig. 2, it has secured to it a collar 44 which irremovably mounts the dial upon the cabinet.

A spring 45 secured to the housing and to the collar 44 biases the dial 39 to its initial position determined by suitable'stops 4'6 on the dial and the adjacent cabinet wall. On the rear'or inner- 'most end of the collar 44 is rigidly mounted .a

resilient bifurcated member 41. The member 41 may suitably be of substantially disc formation with a large segmental slot 48 which renders the intermediate portion 49 between the ends of the slot 48 very resilient in a direction parallel to the axis of the dial.

Adjacent the portion 49 the member 41 is provided with two furcations or bifurcated projec- The projection 56 is considerably shorter in the radial direction than is the j projection 5| as best seen in Fig. 4. The Outer asides of the members or projections 50 and 5| are provided with extensions 52 and 53, respectively, which are bent upwardly or forwardly out" of the general plane of the member 41, these portions 52 and 53 providing. eifectual cams for'the' It will thus be seen that if the I adapted to cooperate with a. switch 31. In the normal condition of the ratchet wheel 34, the pin 4 5. The lug 6| is carried by a plate 62 rigidly mounted on the interior of the cabinet.

It will be noted that when the lug 6|] approaches the lug 6|, the latch member 55 is swung in the counterclockwise direction about its pivot 56. At

its endremote from the wedge-shaped projec tion 54, the latch member 55 carries a dog '63 which is pivoted to the latch member 55 at 64.

, A spring 66 connected to an upturned lug on 'of an outwardly turned lug of a latch member 55. v

The latch member55is pivotally mounted at 56 upon a member51 which is rigidly carried by a sleeve 58. The sleeve 58 is mounted on the shaft 42 immediately behind the sleeve 44. Thesetwo 7 elements are free for independent movement upon the shaft '42. K a

'The sleeve 58and the'member v51 are strongly biased in the counterclockwise direction by means of a strong spring 59, one end of. which is secured to the sleeve member 58, the other being .secured to a'suitable point on the cabinet. The

normal position of the member 51 is attained I when a rearward projection on the latch mem ber 55 is moved into contact'with a lug 6|. The:

lug 66 extends. rearwardly through a suitable ie 6. in th m mb 5 as s sees n the dog 63 and to the base of the outwardly directed wedge portion 54, tends to rotate the dog 63 in the clockwise direction around its pivot. This movement is limited by abutments as shown in Fig. 6. v

The normal relation of the elements is shown in Fig. 4, the wedge-shaped portion 54 of the latch member 55 being located between the furcations 50 and 5| of the member 41. The springs 59 firmly holds the lug 66 of the latch member 55 against the lug 6| so that the latch member 55 is forced in the counterclockwise direction until its lug 66 engages the left-hand end of the opening 60'. The spring 66 holds the dog 63 in abutting relation to the latch member 55 at that time.

The outer milled or roughened end of the dog 63 is directed towards and in slightly spaced relation to a flange portion 65 which is an extension of the flange 61 in tangential relation thereto or with considerably less curvature than the substantially circular flange 61. This flange is formed integrally with the plate 62 and is so located that it can be engaged by the outer end of the dog 63 in the manner shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. When the dial is moved in the clockwise direction, the member 41 moves with it and this member carries the projection 54 with it in the manner shown in Fig. 5. As the dog 63 moves from the tangential portion 65 of the flange '61 onto the arcuate portion of lesser radius, the dog 63 is swung relative to the latch member 55 against the tension of thelight spring 66 into the position shown in Fig. 5. When any return, no

matter how slight, of the dial is made or is permitted, the outer roughened end of the dog 63 grabs the inner roughened surface of the flange 61 so that the dog tends to remain stationary while the member 51 is being returned by the 39. The only thing which can bedone is topermit the dial to return to its normal position which l is efiected by the spring 45. This spring is sufliciently strong to cause thecam portion 52 of the 1 projection 56 to rise outwardly. andpass over the wedge-shaped end 54 of the latch member. 55.

As will hereinafter be described, the return n ovement of the member 51 is controlledand limited by agovernor. If the customer tries ;-to make the dial work faster by actuating it. in the reverse direction, then the resiliency of the member 41 is suflicient to enable its projection 5| to ride up the wedge-shaped or cam-shaped end 54 V of the latch member 55 so that. the member 41 and the dial. which is rigidly connected thereto, return to their initial position beforethemember 51. When, however,'th'e. member 51. do'esreturn to its initial position the associated spring 59 is sufliciently strong toforce thewedg'e s'haned Mums end 54 of the latch member 55-pastithe=projecw tion'5l into its normal position.

In thenormal operation of the :device, theprojection 54 will move outwardly beyond the pro-i, jection 50' whenthe dog 63 is canted as shown in Fig. 6; The end 54 will.not be moved outwardly beyondtheprojection 5! so that the projection 5| and the latch member-55 are returned to normal position together. If; however, any attempt. is made to actuate the dial intermittently in opposite directions or if any attempt ismade to force thezreturnsof the dial, then the dial will be separated completely from the mem her. 51"and. from elements controlled thereby.

Thesmember '51 returns to its-initialv position with-the dog 63 dragging along the flange 51 in the. manner shown in Fig. 6. When the dg63 reaches the tangential portion or portion" of greater radius 55, clearance-is provided between the flange and the dog. Near the end of the return movement of the member 51, the lug 60 engages the stationary lug 6| so that the first said lug is forced to the left-hand end of its .opening 60'. The member 51 is thereby stopped.

The engagement between'the lug 60 andthe lug 6| swings the latch 55 in the counterclockwise direction so as to bring the dog 63 into the relation in which it is shown in Fig. 4. It may here be remarked that before the next dialing, the furcations 50 and i must engage opposite sides of'the wedge-shaped member 54 in the manner shown in Fig, 4 so that at the time of'the next dialing; the latch member 55 is held by the slight friction of the furcations 58 and 5| so that it remains engaged therewith until reverse movement of the member 51. When that'member is reversed, the dog'63 no'longer slips along the flange 61. It digs into the flange 61 and it jackknifes the latch member 55 so that its-wedge por tion 54 is moved outwardly beyond the furcation 50.

The rear or inner side of themember 51 carries a rearwardly extending pin 68. The pin- .68 is adaptedto engage, in the normalposition of the member 51, 9. lug 69 on the end of a lever pivotally mounted upon a stud shaft 1! rigidly mounted on'the wall 62 as best seen in Fig. 2. The stud shaft 1| also serves as a pivotal. support for the .escapement dog 35 and a similar butoppositely directed dog 12.

The escapement dogs 35 and 12 are biased towards eachother by a spring 13 connected to.

their rearor uppermost ends, that. is, the ends remote from their ratchet engaging portions. The approach of the ratchetv engaging portions of the dog 35 and 12 is limited by a rearwardly turned lug 14 against which the dogs 35 and 12 abut in the manner shown in Figs. 7 to 10.

The lever 18 is biased towards the right by means of a spring so that it tends to move the escapement dog 35 away from the ratchetwheel 34.and tends to move the escapement dog 12 towards. the ratchet wheel. Normally the pin .68 holds the lever 19 in its positionshown in Fig. 7.

When the pin 68 which is mounted'on the member. 51 returns toi-its' initial position, carrying. the pin-68 from :its' position in Fig. 8 back to its postionin F-ig;-.9.. This returnmovement swings the dogsn35 and .12 in-the. opposite-direction but in this case, before the dog 12 has moved out of the tooth recessin which it is shown in Fig; 8, the recess16of the tooth of the dog'35 has become located in enclosing relation to a tooth of. the ratchetwheel 34. The'recess or thedoubletooth OI'lIthe escapement member 35 is such that this engagement permits another movement of. the ratchet wheel 34. in the clockwise direction to the extent of a quarter of a tooth space. The similar recess 11 on the dog." is brought into operation at the beginning of the-next dialling step, as shown inFig. 10. effecting another quarter of a tooth movement for the'ratchet wheel 34.

The return movement of the pin 68 brings the mechanism back to the positionin which it is shown in Fig. 7 with the exception that the pin 36 has moved one whole tooth nearer the position in which-it isable to open switch 31. Itmay here be noted that this switch opening movement is effected by the pin 36 during the fourth qhiarter 'of a tooth movement of the ratchet wheel 3 Consequentlshthe net result is that a single coin inserted in the coin slot 25 moves the ratchet wheel 34 one full tooth in the counterclockwise direction and that a dial movement, a return movement, a second dial movement, and a final return movement effect the step-by-step return of the ratchet wheel through a distance corre I sponding to one tooth space.

Behind the sleeve 58 a further sleeve 18 (Fig; 2) is mounted on-the shaft 42. The sleeve 18 carries a large gear19 and astar wheel 88; The end of the sleeve 58 adjacent the gear wheel 19 carries a small ratchet wheel 8| which is adapted to engage a dog 82 mounted on the gear wheel 19 asbest shown in Fig. 11. The dog 82 is biased towards the ratchet wheel 8! by means of a spring 83,

It will readily be understood thatduring a dial movement in the clockwise-direction, the small ratchet wheel 8! merely slips past the dog 82 without effecting any movement of the gear 19. When, however, the dial is released or when the member 51 becomes'released from the dial, the ratchet wheel 8! is rotated in the counterclockwise direction and it carries the gear 19 with it. The gear 19 meshes with a pinion 84 of a centrifugal governor 85. This centrifugal governor may. suitably comprise a stationary cup 86, weights 81 carried by a resilient yoke or U-shaped member 88 which is mounted-on the spindle 89 which rigidly carries the pinion 84. i

It..will readily be understood that when the gear wheel 19 is being rotated in the counterclockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 11, the weights .81 will be rotated at high speed and will be thrown out by centrifugal :force. bringing the times-depending upon the initial displacement of the dial. 39. The arrangement is such that .if the patron inserts hisfingerin the opening Oen the. dial and swings the dial until hisfinger. en-

g essthe .finger. stop 1 9 I 1 andthen. releases the 7 dial, the return'of the member-"51 will actuate the star wheel 80 through an angle corresponding to three teeth, with the result that the wire 22 will be effectively connected to the signal wire 2| three times. 'If the operator dialed 7, the wires 22 and 2| would be effectively connected ten times and, ten impulses would be transmitted over the lines 22 and 2|. V

Of course it will be understood that the'operation of the dial will have no effect in connecting the wires 2| and 22 unless the switch 31 is closed. The closing of this switch is effected exclusively by the insertion of a coin or coins in the coin slot.

Although the invention has been described in connection with specific details of a preferred embodiment thereof, it must be understood'that such details are not intended to be limitative of the invention except in so far as set forth in theaccompanying claims.

Iclaim:

r 1. A remote control unit for selective automatic phonographs comprising a manually perable dial, a first member connected to said dial for movement therewith, a second member adapted to move with the first member, a'spring tending to return the second member to initial position, a latch on one of the members for connecting the first and second members together, means frictionally engaging said latch whereby reverse movement of the dial unlatches said latch and the second member returns to zero position, and impulser means operably connected to the second member during its return.

2. -A remote control unit for selective automatic phonographs comprising a manually operable dial, a first member connected to said dial for movement therewith, a second member adapted to move with the first member, a spring tending to return the second member to initial position, a latch on one of said members, a resilient bifurcated member on the other one of said members, said latch having a cam-shaped end engaged between the furcations, a friction member on said latch, means providing an arcuate friction surface on which said friction member is adapted to drag during dialing, said friction member being pivotally mounted on said latch and inclined to said friction surface in such manner that the latch is swung and released from between the fureations when the dial is moved in reverse direction, and impulse means operatively. connected to the second member during its return movement. V v

3. A remote control unit for selective automatic phonographs comprising a manually operable dial, a first member connected to said dial for, movement therewith, a secondrmember adapted to move with the. first member, a spring tending to return the second member to initial position, a latch on one of said members, a resilient bifurcated member on the other one of said members, saidlatch having 'a cam-shaped end engaged between thefurcations, a friction member on said latch, means providing an arcuate friction surface on which said friction member is adapted to' drag during dialing, said friction member being pivotally mounted on said tively connected to the second member during its return movement, and means engaged by said 8 tion member outwardly, said friction surface being displaced outwardly fromits general arcuate shape adjacent the position of said friction member. r r 4. A remote control unit for selective automatic phonographs comprising amanually operable dial, a first member connected to said dial for movement therewith, a second member adapted to move with the first member, a spring tending to return the second member to initial position, a latch on one of said members, a resilient bifurcated member on the other one of said members, said latch memberhaving a cam-shaped end engaged between the furcations, a friction member on said latch, means providing an arouate friction surface on which said friction member is adapted to drag during dialing, said friction member being pivotally mounted on said latch and inclined to said friction surface in such manner that the latch is swung and released from between the furcations when the dial is moved in reverse direction, impulse means operatively connected to the second member during its return movement, a light spring and abutment members on said friction member and latch, said spring being arranged to be extended whenever the friction member drags over the friction surface during dialing, means engaged by said latch in its normal position for swinging the latch into latching position and for moving said friction member outwardly, said friction surface being displaced outwardly from its general arcuate shape adjacent the normal position of said friction member, a governor preventing rapid return of the second member, the bifurcated member being sufliciently resilient to enable its furcations to move over movement therewith, a second member adapted to move with the first member, a spring tending to return the second member to initial position, a latch on one of'said members, a resilient bifurcated member on the other of said members, said latch member having a cam shaped end engaged latch in its normal position for swinging the latch into latching position and for moving said fricbetween the furcations, a friction member on said latch, means providing an arcuate friction surface on which said friction member is adapted to drag during dialing, said friction member beingpivotally mounted on said latch and inclined to said friction surface in such manner that the latch is swung and released from between the furcations when the dial is moved in reverse direction, an impulse switch operatively connected to the second member during its return movement, a light spring and abutment members on said friction member and latch, said spring being arranged to be extended whenever the friction member drags over the friction surface during dialing, means engaged by said latch in its normal position for swinging the latch into latching position, and for moving said friction member outwardly, said friction surface being displaced outwardly from its general arcuate -shape adjacent the normal position of said friction member, a governor preventing rapid return of the second member, the bifurcated member being sufficiently resilient to enable its furcations to move over the cam-shaped end of the latch whereby the bifurcated member will be 10 disengaged from the latch on forcible reverse REFERENCES CITED movement of the dial and the cam end of the latch will re-engage with the bifurcated member 3 2; ig sggii i i are of record in the at their normal positions, a second switch, coin controlled stepping means normally holding the 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS second switch open and. arranged to be stepped Number Name Date away from its switch opening position, and means 884,441 Weser 14 1908 controlled by the second member at the end of 1,652,919 Walker 13 1927 its return movement for moving said stepping 2,230,486 Durant F8114 1941 means one-half step towards its switch opening 10 2,265,124 Andres 1940 2,323,255 Sutherland June 29, 1943 MARION WINKLER- 2,354,896 Weiler Aug, 1, 1944, 

